Thursday, January 7, 2010

How many of you live or try to live a green life? Maybe it is was one of your New Year's Resolution's or maybe it is something you try to be conscious of on a daily basis.It seems everywhere you turn, there is something about being green or going green. All the big box retailers sell a reusable, Eco-friendly bag. Some of them offer money back for bringing your plastic bags back in. Many magazines have articles in them about ways to go green or how to be more Eco-friendly, which brings me to my post today.

In my latest issue of Hobby Farm Home, they have 2 articles that have ways to live a simpler, more green way of life. Here are the 3 suggestions they offer:

1.Reduce, Reuse, Recycle 2.Shop Secondhand3.Make or Grow It Yourself

I try on a daily basis to live a more simpler, green way of life. We we have a compost site, we recycle everything we can,we grow our own vegetables and fruits which we can and preserve. We have changed all of our light bulbs to Energy Saving ones. In the Spring and Summer we line dry our clothes. These things seem small in comparison sometimes, but I believe every little bit helps. We also try to incorporate these ideas into Plain Jane Primitives. I know there are many more ways that I could possibly live more "green", so I would love to hear all the ways that you live a more simple,green life? Leave a comment, let me know!

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

We hope you and your families had a great holiday season! We had a wonderful holiday season. We endured ours with a snowstorm that started on the 23rd and lasted through the 26th. We got about 20 inches of snow from this storm and now we are on to the blasted bitter cold (-20's & -30's, just a little cold)of the Minnesota winter season!

The new year always brings more promise and hopes for a fresh start. How many of you make New Year resolutions and follow through on them? I always have good intentions while setting them, but as the year goes on I seem to lose sight. This year I didn't make a regular one, like losing weight or being more organized (2 that have obviously failed year after year, so I've given up on these). This year my New Years Resolution is to try and remember to embrace all the good things in my life and to remember how fortunate I really am. So many times we get wrapped up in how busy we are, or the challenges we sometimes face and we lose sight of all the great things that surround us in our lives. I am very fortunate to have a wonderful husband, 3 beautiful daughters, good health, loving parents and family. I wish you all the best in 2010, I know it is going to be a fabulous year!

We have great expectations for 2010 and many new items and ideas for this year! We will be adding NEW Spring items this weekend! We will send out an update to all of you on our mailing list.